February 18, 2015

DIY Paper Doily Fortune Cookies!

Chinese New Year is tomorrow, and I thought it would be fun to make some fortune cookies with Paige! Of course, this would have been way more fun with edible ingredients, because food, but this was cool, too!

You'll need:
Small paper doilies
Pretty paper
Double stick tape

That's it!
Ok, here we go:

Write fortunes on a small piece of 6'' paper.

Fold doily in half and make a small crease to mark the center.

Place fortune in the middle, with pretty side up.

Fold edges of doily inward as pictured.

Bend at crease.

Place a small piece of double-stick tape between ends to keep it closed.

Done!

You can also make them with regular paper, felt, leather or sheets of craft foam, like these that I created last year for Fresh Style magazine:

Paige's favorite part of making these is writing the fortunes. Seriously, guys, you have to do this with your kids just to see what they come up with. It can be pretty hilarious! If you need some ideas, here are Paige's: